diff --git a/care/abdm/utils/fhir.py b/care/abdm/utils/fhir.py
index c14b723ab1..214257bc02 100644
--- a/care/abdm/utils/fhir.py
+++ b/care/abdm/utils/fhir.py
@@ -88,7 +88,11 @@ def _practioner(self):
 
         id = str(uuid())
         name = (
-            self.consultation.verified_by
+            (
+                self.consultation.verified_by
+                and f"{self.consultation.verified_by.first_name} {self.consultation.verified_by.last_name}"
+            )
+            or self.consultation.deprecated_verified_by
             or f"{self.consultation.created_by.first_name} {self.consultation.created_by.last_name}"
         )
         self._practitioner_profile = Practitioner(
diff --git a/care/facility/api/serializers/patient_consultation.py b/care/facility/api/serializers/patient_consultation.py
index 32a77ee55c..e5281bd55f 100644
--- a/care/facility/api/serializers/patient_consultation.py
+++ b/care/facility/api/serializers/patient_consultation.py
@@ -67,11 +67,15 @@ class PatientConsultationSerializer(serializers.ModelSerializer):
     facility = ExternalIdSerializerField(read_only=True)
 
     assigned_to_object = UserAssignedSerializer(source="assigned_to", read_only=True)
-
     assigned_to = serializers.PrimaryKeyRelatedField(
         queryset=User.objects.all(), required=False, allow_null=True
     )
 
+    verified_by_object = UserBaseMinimumSerializer(source="verified_by", read_only=True)
+    verified_by = serializers.PrimaryKeyRelatedField(
+        queryset=User.objects.all(), required=True, allow_null=False
+    )
+
     discharge_reason = serializers.ChoiceField(
         choices=DISCHARGE_REASON_CHOICES, read_only=True, required=False
     )
@@ -132,6 +136,7 @@ class Meta:
             "last_edited_by",
             "created_by",
             "kasp_enabled_date",
+            "deprecated_verified_by",
         )
         exclude = ("deleted", "external_id")
 
@@ -313,6 +318,20 @@ def validate(self, attrs):
         validated = super().validate(attrs)
         # TODO Add Bed Authorisation Validation
 
+        if not validated["verified_by"].user_type == User.TYPE_VALUE_MAP["Doctor"]:
+            raise ValidationError("Only Doctors can verify a Consultation")
+
+        facility = (
+            self.instance and self.instance.facility or validated["patient"].facility
+        )
+        if (
+            validated["verified_by"].home_facility
+            and validated["verified_by"].home_facility != facility
+        ):
+            raise ValidationError(
+                "Home Facility of the Doctor must be the same as the Consultation Facility"
+            )
+
         if "suggestion" in validated:
             if validated["suggestion"] is SuggestionChoices.R:
                 if not validated.get("referred_to") and not validated.get(
diff --git a/care/facility/api/viewsets/facility_users.py b/care/facility/api/viewsets/facility_users.py
index 2d6ea85329..578f326849 100644
--- a/care/facility/api/viewsets/facility_users.py
+++ b/care/facility/api/viewsets/facility_users.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 from django.db.models import Prefetch
 from django_filters import rest_framework as filters
 from drf_spectacular.utils import extend_schema, extend_schema_view
+from rest_framework import filters as drf_filters
 from rest_framework import mixins
 from rest_framework.exceptions import ValidationError
 from rest_framework.permissions import IsAuthenticated
@@ -28,7 +29,11 @@ class FacilityUserViewSet(GenericViewSet, mixins.ListModelMixin):
     filterset_class = UserFilter
     queryset = User.objects.all()
     permission_classes = [IsAuthenticated]
-    filter_backends = [filters.DjangoFilterBackend]
+    filter_backends = [
+        filters.DjangoFilterBackend,
+        drf_filters.SearchFilter,
+    ]
+    search_fields = ["first_name", "last_name", "username"]
 
     def get_queryset(self):
         try:
diff --git a/care/facility/migrations/0384_patientconsultation_verified_by.py b/care/facility/migrations/0384_patientconsultation_verified_by.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..dbb85f5795
--- /dev/null
+++ b/care/facility/migrations/0384_patientconsultation_verified_by.py
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+# Generated by Django 4.2.2 on 2023-08-31 04:31
+
+import django.db.models.deletion
+from django.conf import settings
+from django.db import migrations, models
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+    dependencies = [
+        migrations.swappable_dependency(settings.AUTH_USER_MODEL),
+        ("facility", "0383_patientconsultation_icd11_principal_diagnosis"),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.RenameField(
+            model_name="patientconsultation",
+            old_name="verified_by",
+            new_name="deprecated_verified_by",
+        ),
+        migrations.AddField(
+            model_name="patientconsultation",
+            name="verified_by",
+            field=models.ForeignKey(
+                null=True,
+                blank=False,
+                on_delete=django.db.models.deletion.SET_NULL,
+                to=settings.AUTH_USER_MODEL,
+            ),
+        ),
+    ]
diff --git a/care/facility/models/patient_consultation.py b/care/facility/models/patient_consultation.py
index bc259921b1..75f588d1f9 100644
--- a/care/facility/models/patient_consultation.py
+++ b/care/facility/models/patient_consultation.py
@@ -142,7 +142,10 @@ class PatientConsultation(PatientBaseModel, PatientRelatedPermissionMixin):
         related_name="patient_assigned_to",
     )
 
-    verified_by = models.TextField(default="", null=True, blank=True)
+    deprecated_verified_by = models.TextField(default="", null=True, blank=True)
+    verified_by = models.ForeignKey(
+        User, on_delete=models.SET_NULL, null=True, blank=False
+    )
 
     created_by = models.ForeignKey(
         User, on_delete=models.SET_NULL, null=True, related_name="created_user"
diff --git a/care/facility/tests/test_patient_consultation_api.py b/care/facility/tests/test_patient_consultation_api.py
index 48de90f695..c98ed783ac 100644
--- a/care/facility/tests/test_patient_consultation_api.py
+++ b/care/facility/tests/test_patient_consultation_api.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 
 from care.facility.api.viewsets.facility_users import FacilityUserViewSet
 from care.facility.api.viewsets.patient_consultation import PatientConsultationViewSet
-from care.facility.models.facility import Facility
+from care.facility.models import Facility, User
 from care.facility.models.patient_consultation import (
     CATEGORY_CHOICES,
     PatientConsultation,
@@ -58,17 +58,25 @@ def test_get_queryset_with_prefetching(self):
 
 
 class TestPatientConsultation(TestBase, TestClassMixin, APITestCase):
-    default_data = {
-        "symptoms": [1],
-        "category": CATEGORY_CHOICES[0][0],
-        "examination_details": "examination_details",
-        "history_of_present_illness": "history_of_present_illness",
-        "treatment_plan": "treatment_plan",
-        "suggestion": PatientConsultation.SUGGESTION_CHOICES[0][0],
-    }
+    def get_default_data(self):
+        return {
+            "symptoms": [1],
+            "category": CATEGORY_CHOICES[0][0],
+            "examination_details": "examination_details",
+            "history_of_present_illness": "history_of_present_illness",
+            "treatment_plan": "treatment_plan",
+            "suggestion": PatientConsultation.SUGGESTION_CHOICES[0][0],
+            "verified_by": self.doctor.id,
+        }
 
     def setUp(self):
         self.factory = APIRequestFactory()
+        self.doctor = self.create_user(
+            username="doctor1",
+            district=self.district,
+            user_type=User.TYPE_VALUE_MAP["Doctor"],
+        )
+
         self.consultation = self.create_consultation(
             suggestion="A",
             admission_date=make_aware(datetime.datetime(2020, 4, 1, 15, 30, 00)),
@@ -76,7 +84,7 @@ def setUp(self):
 
     def create_admission_consultation(self, patient=None, **kwargs):
         patient = patient or self.create_patient(facility_id=self.facility.id)
-        data = self.default_data.copy()
+        data = self.get_default_data()
         kwargs.update(
             {
                 "patient": patient.external_id,
@@ -93,6 +101,15 @@ def create_admission_consultation(self, patient=None, **kwargs):
         )
         return PatientConsultation.objects.get(external_id=res.data["id"])
 
+    def update_consultation(self, consultation, **kwargs):
+        return self.new_request(
+            (self.get_url(consultation), kwargs, "json"),
+            {"patch": "partial_update"},
+            PatientConsultationViewSet,
+            self.state_admin,
+            {"external_id": consultation.external_id},
+        )
+
     def get_url(self, consultation=None):
         if consultation:
             return f"/api/v1/consultation/{consultation.external_id}"
@@ -107,6 +124,12 @@ def discharge(self, consultation, **kwargs):
             {"external_id": consultation.external_id},
         )
 
+    def test_create_consultation_verified_by_invalid_user(self):
+        res = self.update_consultation(
+            self.consultation, verified_by=self.state_admin.id
+        )
+        self.assertEqual(res.status_code, status.HTTP_400_BAD_REQUEST)
+
     def test_discharge_as_recovered_preadmission(self):
         consultation = self.create_admission_consultation(
             suggestion="A",
diff --git a/care/templates/reports/patient_discharge_summary_pdf.html b/care/templates/reports/patient_discharge_summary_pdf.html
index a2263c25a4..7e3b83e09b 100644
--- a/care/templates/reports/patient_discharge_summary_pdf.html
+++ b/care/templates/reports/patient_discharge_summary_pdf.html
@@ -945,7 +945,11 @@ <h4 class="font-medium text-gray-500">
       Verified By
     </div>
     <div class="mt-1 text-sm leading-5 text-gray-900">
-      {{consultation.verified_by|linebreaks}}
+      {% if consultation.verified_by %}
+      {{ consultation.verified_by.first_name }} {{ consultation.verified_by.last_name }}
+      {% else %}
+      -
+      {% endif %}
     </div>
   </div>
 </body>
diff --git a/care/users/api/viewsets/users.py b/care/users/api/viewsets/users.py
index bd0faa6ecb..9d590b546d 100644
--- a/care/users/api/viewsets/users.py
+++ b/care/users/api/viewsets/users.py
@@ -55,6 +55,9 @@ class UserFilterSet(filters.FilterSet):
     )
     last_login = filters.DateFromToRangeFilter(field_name="last_login")
     district_id = filters.NumberFilter(field_name="district_id", lookup_expr="exact")
+    home_facility = filters.UUIDFilter(
+        field_name="home_facility__external_id", lookup_expr="exact"
+    )
 
     def get_user_type(
         self,
diff --git a/data/dummy/facility.json b/data/dummy/facility.json
index 6f7cb4146c..c4a05f5ee4 100644
--- a/data/dummy/facility.json
+++ b/data/dummy/facility.json
@@ -199,7 +199,6 @@
       "is_telemedicine": false,
       "last_updated_by_telemedicine": false,
       "assigned_to": null,
-      "verified_by": "",
       "created_by": 2,
       "last_edited_by": 2,
       "last_daily_round": null,